Thomas Dowser’s career in the fire service started at the Montclair Fire Department in February of 1992 when he was hired as a firefighter after a year of serving as a reserve firefighter. In 1999 he attended paramedic school at the Paramedic Training Institute and went on to assist in the formation of the city’s paramedic program. He was also one of several individuals to begin providing immediate staffing for the program. He was promoted in 2006 to Fire Engineer and again in 2009 to Fire Captain. Tom Dowser currently serves as a Fire Battalion Chief for the Montclair Fire Department overseeing the department’s emergency medical services.